Warning issued on treatment

State health officials are warning that an injection treatment intended to erase facial lines could result in blindness, said Lenawee County Health Department nursing supervisor Elaine McDonald.

A report published March 6 in the online Journal of American Medical Association stated that “irreversible vision loss should be added to the list of potential complications associated with injection of cosmetic facial fillers.” The report described three cases of vision loss shortly after receiving injections of dermal fillers in the forehead area.

McDonald said she knew of no similar cases in this area, but said the report should make people think twice about skin injections to treat facial lines.